7 months

Holy moly - how time does fly. It seems like just last week we were celebrating Sloane’s six month anniversary. A lot has happened in the last month. After the occasional flirt with rolling over for the past few months, Sloane now in love with the 180 degree turn. She’s rolling back to front every chance she gets which makes diaper changing interesting. She sits up on her own. I still surround her with pillows even though she rarely topples over. John thinks I’m nuts. She loves her drum and music cube. She could be a musical prodigy but, more than likely it’s the bright flashing lights on those toys that keep her so enthralled. She loves to dance…it’s the cutest little butt wiggle. Sloane is a jumping fool. The girl is talking like crazy and we are dying to know what she is saying. John keeps trying to teach her “mommy”, “daddy”, and “coop”. She giggles whenever she hears those words. Sloane chews on everything in sight so there may be some teeth in our near future. The girl is grabby and can pull pretty hard. Her cousins were dying to hold her the other day until she started yanking on their hair…I’m not sure they will be interested in a snuggle for a while. She loves fruit and most veggies. She hates squash and peas & brown rice. Not just spitting them out hates them, but gags, chokes, and sprays them all over the room hates them. There is more and more interest in cheerios, but she mostly sucks on them for a while then spits them out. She sits in a high chair and in the grocery cart, no more hauling the bucket into the store or restaurant. Her bucket seat is getting a little too cozy so we may switch her to a bigger seat soon. Her fine motor skills are developing – it’s fun to watch. When she is looking for her binky I just hold it out in front or set it down next to her to watch her pick it up, turn it the right was and pop it in. Our little girl is growing up. I know it’s WAY too early to tell, but she does a lot with her left hand and Bobba is not so secretly hoping she is a south paw. He’s always wanted a lefty batter in the family. And, yes, she is still a giant. We are looking forward to following her and her future doubles teammate Emily on the pro beach volleyball tour. I did a little too much bragging about her fabulous sleep schedule so a couple of weeks ago she decided to put me in check. I’m mostly kidding, but a growth spurt added one or two nighttime feedings for about a week. We couldn’t believe how much she was eating for a while there.

This whole ride is moving way too fast. Oh pumpkin, chunky monkey, buttercup – you are a total rock star and we are SO glad you are ours.